I'm quite certain is because execs are 1) out of touch with workers, and are 2) bad managers. First, execs stroll into the office and often have a pampered exp

I'm quite certain is because execs are 1) out of touch with workers, and are 2) bad managers. First, execs stroll into the office and often have a pampered experience. Reserved parking. Admins ready and waiting within earshot. Special executive areas which are quiet and nicer than their homes. Execs work is often collaborative due dealing open-ended problems (e.g., strategy), or they require specialist help (e.g., let me talk to VP Legal or the CTO about this idea). But they forget that the majority of the workers who actually get work done think meetings are a waste of time. Second, as a manager myself, it's very rare that my peers or above actually care about leadership. They might take some baloney leadership course, but do they take leadership as serious as other parts of their job? Do they continuously work on it? Nope. They just think leadership is telling people what to do. If they can't visually see their workers, they don't know what to do. Their management toolbox which only contains a punch clock no longer works.